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Gilbert pays tribute to a veteran comedian whose famously grating act belies his thoughtful personality -- and anchors a surprisingly insightful film.
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The last thing the world needs right now is another portrait about the fraternity of comedians and their hardscrabble existence as America's schlubbiest road warriors... but "Gilbert" rises above the glut thanks to the strength of its subject. August 14, 2018 | Rating: B | Full Review…
The last thing the world needs right now is another portrait about the fraternity of comedians and their hardscrabble existence as America's schlubbiest road warriors... but "Gilbert" rises above the glut thanks to the strength of its subject.
David Ehrlich
In Neil Berkeley's fascinating, very funny and sometimes quite melancholy "Gilbert," we get to see the hunched-over, eccentric, surprisingly thoughtful man behind the comedic myth... November 30, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
In Neil Berkeley's fascinating, very funny and sometimes quite melancholy "Gilbert," we get to see the hunched-over, eccentric, surprisingly thoughtful man behind the comedic myth...
Richard Roeper
The film's least persuasive passages come when some of the interviewed comics decry what they see as PC culture... But if you're a fan of Gottfried, you'd know he's always tried to be on the right side of the joke... November 9, 2017 | Full Review…
The film's least persuasive passages come when some of the interviewed comics decry what they see as PC culture... But if you're a fan of Gottfried, you'd know he's always tried to be on the right side of the joke...
April Wolfe
A tenderly observed, remarkably insightful keeper. No joke. November 9, 2017 | Full Review…
A tenderly observed, remarkably insightful keeper. No joke.
Michael Rechtshaffen
But while Gilbert may not break ground with its angle, its contemplative take on what separates Gottfried as a performer from Gottfried as a person is interesting enough to drive the film, even if you may not particularly like his stand-up. November 9, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
But while Gilbert may not break ground with its angle, its contemplative take on what separates Gottfried as a performer from Gottfried as a person is interesting enough to drive the film, even if you may not particularly like his stand-up.
Nick Vadala
You may or may not walk away from "Gilbert" a Gilbert Gottfried fan, but either way the movie makes you glad he exists. November 9, 2017 | Full Review…
You may or may not walk away from "Gilbert" a Gilbert Gottfried fan, but either way the movie makes you glad he exists.
Owen Gleiberman
It's authoritative only to a point, but that doesn't keep it from being utterly compelling all the same. August 14, 2018 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
It's authoritative only to a point, but that doesn't keep it from being utterly compelling all the same.
Andy Crump
A fascinating look at a seemingly meek guy who lives to offend, highlighting career experiences and family ties, creating a portrait of a beloved funnyman that's, at its best, eye-opening. December 8, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
A fascinating look at a seemingly meek guy who lives to offend, highlighting career experiences and family ties, creating a portrait of a beloved funnyman that's, at its best, eye-opening.
Brian Orndorf
A revealing documentary shown through an intimate lens, Gilbert is such a personal film. There may never be another comedian like him. November 22, 2017 | Full Review…
A revealing documentary shown through an intimate lens, Gilbert is such a personal film. There may never be another comedian like him.
Danielle Solzman
Fortunately, there are always brilliantly scathing and disgusting Gottfried routines around every corner that save the movie. November 10, 2017 | Full Review…
Fortunately, there are always brilliantly scathing and disgusting Gottfried routines around every corner that save the movie.
Bob Strauss
Gilbert creates something of a triptych with two past documentaries. November 9, 2017 | Full Review…
Gilbert creates something of a triptych with two past documentaries.
Sherilyn Connelly
He's the comedian's antithesis: a genuine, self-effacing man without a visible drug or alcohol problem to speak of. And this makes Gilbert, the documentary, a crashing bore. November 9, 2017 | Full Review…
He's the comedian's antithesis: a genuine, self-effacing man without a visible drug or alcohol problem to speak of. And this makes Gilbert, the documentary, a crashing bore.
Wm. Steven Humphrey
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